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1875 - John F. Powell, an Irish immigrant, becomes Justice of the Peace [story]
John F. Powell


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Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012

It was a game of emotion, passion and athleticism. The West Ranch Wildcats held on to defeat the Hart Indians 74-71 Tuesday night at Hart High School in the league opener for both teams. The game can be seen Wednesday at 8 p.m. on SCVTV (Time Warner Cable Channel 20, AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, SCVTV.com...

West Ranch girls basketball opened up Foothill league play with a 54-33 win over the Hart Indians Tuesday night at Hart High School. The Wildcats (10-4, 1-0) were paced by sophomore Whitney Branham’s 21 points.  Melissa Arima, Alexus Bryant and Michelle Arima each contributed seven. The Indians...

Dramatic Swing Lifts Eagles Over Lady Mustangs

It took all of 20 minutes Tuesday evening for The Master’s College women’s basketball team to purge itself of the bad taste left from Saturday’s loss at Hope International. At least, that’s the way it appeared. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, they had another half to play against Concordia and...

SCV NewsBreak for Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012

In this episode: Stevenson Ranch Elementary School nominated for National Blue Ribbon award; L.A. County’s violent crime rate falls in 2011 Also: No retrial for convicted murderer Edward Contreras; Assembly Republicans introduce legislation to gut funding for high-speed rail; Local weather outlook. SCV...

Violent crime across Los Angeles County fell by 13.8 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, the Sheriff’s Department reported Tuesday. Sheriff Lee Baca and members of the county Board of Supervisors plan to discuss the crime figures at a press conference Wednesday in Monterey Park. The figures show...

A Republican lawmaker in the California Assembly introduced “lemon law” legislation Tuesday designed to derail state debt funding for the proposed high speed rail project to link Northern and Southern California. Assembly Bill 1455, introduced by Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point,...

Tagliani to Drive for Bryan Herta’s IndyCar Team

Alex Tagliani The pieces are starting to come together for Bryan Herta Autosport. The Izod IndyCar Series team owned by Valencia’s Bryan Herta and engineer Steve Newey will have Alex Tagliani as its driver for the 2012 season. Tagliani has made 27 career starts in the IndyCar Series and won the pole...

Hart High School’s robotics team is one of 900 high school teams sponsored by retailer JCPenney in the 2012 FIRST Regional Competition (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) set for March 15-17 in Long Beach. Hart’s FIRST Team #3993, the Hart Super Heroes, is a rookie...

The partnership of Tejon Ranch Company  and Rockefeller Group Development Corporation, together with Dollar General Corporation , announced Tuesday the discount retailer is leasing 439,000 square feet of warehouse space in the building the partnership owns at the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center. Dollar...

A Superior Court judge has denied Edward Contreras a new trial, upholding his 1997 conviction in the murder of Freddy Walker two years earlier at a backyard barbecue in Santa Clarita. Judge Gregory A. Dohi of the Van Nuys Superior Court read his ruling from the bench, shattering Contreras’ hopes that...

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Don’t miss out on Wednesday, May 8,  from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. when California State University, Northridge’s Center for the Interdisciplinary Pursuit of Hip-Hop Elevation & Research Symposium will feature live hip-hop performances, DJ’s, dancers, graffiti installations, food trucks, and more.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce today announced the launch of its newest initiative, "The Voice(s) of Business" podcast in partnership with SCAN Media, LLC and 95Visual.
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1875 - John F. Powell, an Irish immigrant, becomes Justice of the Peace [story]
John F. Powell
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Friends of Castaic Lake will host Bark in the Park on Saturday, June 8 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that 18 of her bills have successfully passed out of their respective Assembly policy committees, with most now moving to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Schiavo Announces Key Progress on Legislation Package
A 10-week Life Skills course underwritten by the Old West Masonic Lodge No. 813 in Newhall will be offered free to Santa Clarita Valley youth.
Free Life Skills Classes for SCV Youth
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency will hold a special board meeting on Monday, May 13 at 6 p.m. Board meetings have been temporarily relocated to the SCV Water Agency Training Room location at 23780 Pine St., Newhall, CA 91321.
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The 2024 California Institute of the Arts graduation ceremony will be held Friday, May 10 on the Valencia campus of CalArts. Honorary Degree recipients will include actor Keanu Reeves and director/writer/producer Gina Prince Bythewood.
May 10: Keanu Reeves, Gina Prince Bythewood CalArts Graduation Honorees
Graduation season is around the corner for the graduating seniors of the William S. Hart Union High School District.
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Members of the California Institute of the Arts community, industry representatives and friends and family journeyed to Los Angeles's Miracle Mile neighborhood to celebrate Character Animation students’ films at the 2024 Character Animation Producers’ Show.
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Princess Cruises, headquartered in Valencia, has announced it will return to San Juan, Puerto Rico after more than a decade, for a season of Southern Caribbean cruises onboard Grand Princess, from October 2025 through March 2026.
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Join the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, May 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for the monthly After Hours Mixer, an evening of networking and fun at Chronic Tacos.
May 15: SCV Chamber After Hours Mixer at Chronic Tacos
Get ready to level up your small business game. The next Los Angeles Region Small Business Summit will be held Thursday, May 9 and features Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles County Team Department of Economic Opportuntiy, city of Los Angeles and partners at Mission College in Sylmar.
May 9: Free Small Business Summit at Mission College
College of the Canyons has captured the 3C2A Southern California Regional Championship, the ninth in program history, after turning its opening round lead into a four-stroke advantage over runner-up Cypress College on Monday, May 6 at Rio Bravo Country Club.
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The city of Santa Clarita has announced the pickleball courts at Bouquet Canyon Park will be closed on Wednesday, May 8, for necessary maintenance on the windscreens.
May 8: Bouquet Canyon Park Pickleball Courts Closed for Maintenance
The California Animal Welfare Association, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have announced the inaugural California Adopt-a-Pet Day will take place on Saturday, June 1.
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1861 - Andres Pico and partners granted state franchise to build toll road and cut 50-foot-deep cleft through (Newhall) Pass; they failed; Beale later succeeded [story]
Andres Pico
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